Browsing CALIBER 2008 Allahabad by Subject "INFLIBNET"
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Deka, Prasanta Kumar; Singh, Sanjay Kumar (INFLIBNET Center., February 28, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: ICT is playing a major role in the all round development of society. Recent developments in the technologies have brought changes in the modes and methods of information, storage, retrieval and transmission. The Internet and web technology has open new dimension to the information systems. Internet, www, web 2.0 etc. has brought a major revolution on the library and information centres also to have access to different information sources and disseminate to the users in the era of information explosion. The paper mainly discusses about the importance of UGC-Infonet Digital Library Consortia for the libraries in the digital wor URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1291 Files in this item: 1
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Chopra, H S (INFLIBNET Center, February 28, 2008)[more][less]
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Sinha, Manoj Kumar (Inflibnet center, February 28, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: The manpower is very important aspect in implementing an automated system/computerisation in the library and establishing a digital library for it. The librarian and other library staff play an important role in the process of establishing digital library, networking of digital libraries for information sharing. During the implementation of extending digital library activities, librarian should ensure a proper coordination of the activities in the library. Library professionals should be aware of handling modern technology and electronic gadgets. Therefore technology to awareness of library professionals and their participation in the library automation, networking and digitisation project is important for successful installation of modern system or in organising IT based digital library services. It is equally important that library professionals & staff should have computer knowledge and professional experience. Their involvement in the development of modern digital system is essential for successful implementation. The present paper highlights the concept of manpower planning, definition of human resource development, need of human resource and manpower planning for library activities, continuing education programme (CEP) for LIS professionals, role of various national level library organisations (both Government and associations) for imparting IT training for running modern libraries in network and digital environment. It also highlights the importance of manpower planning and need of trained workforce for implementing the computerised library and information services for the end users. The status of various categories of library professionals, other administrative staff working in the library, the requirement of IT training for them, role of various agencies imparting training to the LIS professionals & other staff are described in brief. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1250 Files in this item: 1
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Vaghela, Divyakant R; Rayka, Dinesh L; Patel, Yatrik; Chandrakar, Rajesh (Inflibnet center, February 28, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: The INFLIBNET Centre has SOUL software developed for the automation and management of the Indian academic libraries, which has presence across the country in around 1500 libraries. INFLIBNET Centre being a nodal agency for Indian universities and keeping in view the requirement of the modernization of the their libraries with ICT facilities, Centre has developed this software and made available to the libraries in the nominal cost. With the development of the technology and the requirement changes of the library with the technology, it was due for the INFLIBNET Centre to make some necessary changes with the SOUL software. This paper introduces the new catalogue module of the SOUL software with the very new features such as MARC21, Unicode and MARCXML etc abreast with the new applications of the ICT. The Centre happily announces the new name of the SOUL software from the “Software for University Libraries” to the “Software for Library Automation and Management”. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1944/1301 Files in this item: 1
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